Middlebrooks immediately rode to a local hospital for X-rays and further evaluation.

"Pretty emotional moment," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. "He was disappointed to come out of the game, especially after busting his [rear end] the first five or six days [of camp] and being in really, really good condition and being excited about camp. We'll see how this goes. You put yourself in his position. A ton of hard work leads up to that moment. [He gave] everything he [had] on that play."

"It was kind of one of those balls that's in between," Pullin said. "I was running hard and I didn't hear him call it, and I didn't call it because I wasn't sure if I could get to it. At the last minute I slid for it. I'm not sure if he called it."